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Holiday Calendar for Bolivia
It is no secret that Bolivians love a good party. From the spiritual and traditional, to the more wild and westernised, Bolivia’s festivals are unique, colourful, and voracious. Generally, Bolivians are family oriented people and often very close-knit, with all generations living together under one roof. Marriage is an important part of society, especially in rural communities and is expected of everyone. 
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Help us National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2023-2024 year
April 2023
May 2023
Thursday 25 May - Day of the first cry of freedom in Bolivia (in memory of the popular uprising and revolution in Chukisaka)
Saturday 27 May - Mother's Day in Bolivia (Día de la Madre)
June 2023
Wednesday 21 June - Andean New Year in Bolivia (On the 21st of June, Bolivia observes a national holiday in recognition of the Aymara who inhabit the West of Bolivia and Southern Peru)
Thursday 22 June - Inti Raymi and Indian Day (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador)
Friday 23 June - San Juan Festival in Bolivia (Fiesta de San Juan is a festival known for its large bon-fires, copious drinking and fearsome fire-walking)
July 2023
Sunday 16 July - National Holiday in Bolivia (in honor of the patron saint of the country, Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
Sunday 23 July - Friendship Day in Bolivia (Día de la Amistad)
Monday 24 July - Simón Bolívar Day (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia)
August 2023
Sunday 6 August - Independence Day in Bolivia (celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825)
September 2023
October 2023
Sunday 8 October - San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a saint (Bolivian campesinos)
Wednesday 11 October - Bolivian Woman's Day (Día de la Mujer Boliviana - the birthday of Adela Zamudio, a national pioneer in the fight against discrimination)
Thursday 12 October - Opening Day of America in Bolivia and Chile (Día del descubrimiento de dos mundos)
November 2023
Wednesday 1 November - Todos Santos in Bolivia (All Saints’ Day, a day in which Bolivian families gather to welcome the returning dead)
Thursday 2 November - Day of the Dead in Bolivia (Dia de los Muertos is the day when Bolivian families celebrate, commemorate and farewell the visiting dead)
Wednesday 8 November - Day of the Skulls in Bolivia (Dia de los ñatitas)
December 2023
Sunday 31 December - Doce uvas (the Spanish New Year's tradition of eating twelve grape varieties, one for each of the twelve clock strokes by midnight, subsequently spread in such Spanish-speaking countries as Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica et al)
January 2024
Wednesday 24 January - Festival of Miniatures in Bolivia (Taking place just before Carnaval, Alasitas Fair, or Feria de las Alasitas in Spanish, is a month-long festival, where locals purchase miniature items to give to Ekeko, the Aymara god of abundance, in the hope he will bring fortunate and happiness to their lives)
February 2024
Friday 2 February - Festival of the Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana in Bolivia (At the beginning of February each year, people from all over the world make the pilgrimage to the glimmering shores of Lake Titicaca to honour the Patroness of Bolivia, Our Lady of Copacabana)
Saturday 10 February - Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia (Carnaval de Oruro - each year on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday)
March 2024
Tuesday 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day or Father's Day (in Andorra, Angola, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Honduras, and Bolivia)
Some bolivian traditions
Halloween is gaining popularity throughout Latin America, but it’s still somewhat of a foreign concept. Rather than being treated as a holiday in its own right, Bolivia’s Halloween celebrations (on 31st October) have sort of merged with the existing celebrations.
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